While the Dallas Cowboys’ most hated rivals are the Washington Redskins with the Philadelphia Eagles always creeping up behind, the most challenging is normally the New York Giants. Whether it is under Tom Coughlin or in the old days under Bill Parcells, the Giants have always been one of the teams that have given Dallas headaches.

2011 is shaping up to be no different. Dallas leads the NFC East with a 7-5 record, but thanks to an inexplicable loss to Arizona, the Giants are only one game back. A win in Dallas on Sunday, Dec. 11, puts the Giants back in the driver’s seat. Yes, Dallas holds their own destiny in their hands but a loss this weekend will strip them of that comfort.

One player that Dallas has to be happy not to see is Osi Umenyiora. The tough defensive lineman is missing his second straight game with a sprained ankle and Tony Romo has to be happy to know the defender won’t be in his face all game. Umenyiora had seven sacks in the eight games he has played this season.

The problem is that the Giants still have Jason Pierre-Paul in the lineup. Pierre-Paul has 10.5 sacks on the season, tied for fifth in the NFL, to go along with 53 tackles.

While the offense of the Giants has been banged up all year, Eli Manning is still playing solid ball. Manning has six games with over 300 passing yards this season, and two where he eclipsed 400. He has 23 touchdowns on the season and has thrown multiple touchdown passes in nine games so far. In Week 13, against Green Bay, Manning threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns. However, over the last five games, Manning has six interceptions and two fumbles, something Rob Ryan’s defense will be targeting.

The win for the Giants would have to come through the air. They rank dead last in the NFL in rushing with Ahmad Bradshaw playing injured and Brandon Jacobs unable to find any running room. The Giants only have one 100-yard rusher in any game this season, although Jacobs can still find the end zone in short yardage situations.

Dallas will have to control the clock to beat the Giants. When Eli Manning has the ball in his hands, the Giants can score against just about anyone thanks to the passing game. However, Dallas can take away this weapon by running the ball. DeMarco Murray gets back his blocking fullback this week, so he should be ready to go. If Dallas doesn’t get the running game going, this is the Giants’ game to win.

Author Shawn S. Lealos has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma (2000) and has been a Dallas Cowboys’ fan since he was a child. His favorite players range from Roger Staubach and Tony Dorsett to the Triplets of the 90s and he enjoys talking about all Cowboys’ related news, good or bad

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New York Giants running backs Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs both missed their second straight practice. Bradshaw has missed the previous four weeks due to a fractured bone in his foot, but he did return to play last week against the Green Bay Packers. Bradshaw is expected to play against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday night. Jacobs was held out due to a hamstring injury and is also expected to suit up against the Cowboys, both players were held out for precautionary reasons.

Here is the Giants injury report for Thursday.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tied with less than a minute to play and 80 yards from the end zone,
Aaron Rodgers
wasn’t going to wait until overtime.

It was the perfect choice for a team pushing perfection.

Rodgers completed passes of 24, 27 and 18 yards in a lightning-quick five-play drive to set up a 31-yard field goal by
Mason Crosby
on the final play, and the
Green Bay Packers
remained undefeated and clinched a playoff berth with a 38-35 victory over the
New York Giants
on Sunday.

“Those are the fun ones when they end up like that,” Rodgers said. “We’ve had a number of games we won by a couple scores,”
Rodgers said. “You get the ball on the 20, under a minute, and we get it down there for a chip-shot field goal, it’s very
rewarding. It probably (ranks) right at the top.”

The defending Super Bowl champions (12-0) won their 18th straight game. Coupled with the
Detroit Lions
loss to New Orleans Sunday, the Packers captured the NFC North.

Rodgers hit all four of his passes in the 58-second drive that sent the Giants (6-6) to their fourth straight loss, starting
with a 24-yard laser to tight end
Jermichael Finley
just over the hands of rookie linebacker
Jacquian Williams
.

“I thought it was mine. I thought it was mine,” Williams said after the game. “Like I said, it’s a good throw and catch. He
made some good throws.”

The second one covered 24 yards to
Jordy Nelson
down the left sideline and moved the ball to the New York 29. An 18-yard pass to
Greg Jennings
two plays later moved the ball to the 12. The third toss was a 1-yard loss.

Green Bay called time out with 3 seconds to go, and then Crosby delivered his winning kick.

“It was a huge drive,” said Jennings, who also caught a 20-yard touchdown. “We haven’t had one like that at the end in a while.
It was very quiet in the huddle, actually. You could see everybody was focused. It’s great to see what we could do at the
end like that.”

Coach Mike McCarthy said the Packers practice the two-minute drive all the time. Having Rodgers at the helm is just a bonus.

“I’m running out things to say about him,” McCarthy said. “He’s a great quarterback. Playing against the pass rush they had
tonight, he hung in there and made the plays.”

Rodgers, harassed by the Giants’ front four and sacked three times, finished 28 of 46 for 369 yards. He threw touchdown passes
of 7 and 13 yards to
Donald Driver
and 12 to Finley in addition to the one to Jennings.

The loss was another heartbreaker for New York, which played exceptionally well after being blown out by New Orleans on Monday
night.

The Giants tied it on a 2-yard touchdown pass from
Eli Manning
to
Hakeem Nicks
, and a 2-point conversion run by D.J. Ware on a Manning audible with just under a minute to play.

However, Rodgers wasn’t going to settle for overtime after a touchback on the ensuing kickoff.

“He’s a great quarterback, but I expect more out of us on defense,” Giants defensive end
Dave Tollefson
said. “You know, it’s not like Jesus in cleats. He’s
Aaron Rodgers
. He’s a great quarterback, but we have to do a better job of finishing on defense.”

The three-point victory was the Packers’ smallest winning margin this season.

“We’re 12-0 and we’re focused on that,” said linebacker
Clay Matthews
who scored on a 38-yard second-quarter interception. “It’s been something we’ve been talking about since we were 7-0 or 8-0.
So we’ll keep going from that.”

For the Giants, everything wasn’t terrible. Dallas also lost, leaving New York a game behind the Cowboys with four games to
go. The teams will play twice over that span.

“It gives us relief to know we’re still right in the mix,” said Manning, who was 23 of 40 for 347 yards and three touchdowns.
“If we handle our business and win out, we’ll be in the playoffs. It’s a playoff atmosphere now.”

Manning’s touchdowns covered 67-yards to
Travis Beckum
and 4 and 2 yards to Nicks.
Brandon Jacobs
scored on a 1-yard run after a rare interception of Rodgers and
Lawrence Tynes
kicked two field goals with a 50-yarder in the fourth quarter getting New York within 28-27.

Rodgers hooked up with Driver on a 7-yard TD with 3:34 to go to push the lead to 35-27.

However, Manning hit tight end
Jake Ballard
on two 15-yard passes and connected with
Victor Cruz
for 22 yards to set up the tying score that New York thought would send the game to OT.

Rodgers had other ideas, though, and the Packers continued their run at trying to match Miami’s perfect season in 1972.

It’s not surprising New York gave them a game. The Giants ended the
Denver Broncos
perfect season at 11 games in 1998 and they knocked off the
New England Patriots
in the Super Bowl in February 2008 when
Tom Brady
and company were a game from perfection.

New York seemed to be in control until Manning made a mistake on a play-action pass on the first play of the second quarter.
With his primary receiver covered, Manning threw a sideline pass to
Ahmad Bradshaw
in front of the Packers bench and Matthews jumped the route and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown and a 14-10 lead.

Rodgers had only been intercepted four times all season but linebacker
Chase Blackburn
, signed Wednesday, picked him off at the Green Bay 21 and returned the ball to the 12. Two plays later,
Brandon Jacobs
plowed in from the 1 to give New York a 17-14 edge.

Rodgers atoned for the error on the next series, driving the Packers 80 yards in 11 plays with the biggest play being an 11-yard
scramble on a third-and-10 from New York 43. Rodgers capped the march with a 13-yard, third-down touchdown pass to a wide-open

Donald Driver
on a play in which the Giants secondary blew the coverage.

Notes: Giants C
David Baas
was a late scratch because of headaches.
Kevin Boothe
moved from center to guard and second-year pro
Mitch Petrus
made his first start. … Packers CB
Charles Woodson
suffered a concussion. … Giants S
Kenny Phillips
sprained his left knee. … Cruz had seven catches for a game-high 119 yards. … Rodgers had a 106.2 passer rating, extending
his NFL record to 12 straight games of 100 or better. He also has thrown at least two touchdowns in every game this season.
… The Giants inducted Carl Banks, Mark Bavaro, Alex Webster, Dave Jennings and the late Brad Van Pelt into their ring of
honor at halftime.

© 2011 STATS LLC

Where have I seen this before?

The 2011 New York Giants looked like true title contenders just weeks ago. Now, as the first weekend in December approaches, that victory over the New England Patriots seems like nothing more than a pleasant dream. The season turned into a recurring nightmare after that win, as the Giants are now just one game away from being a .500 football team. Even worse, the undefeated and seemingly unstoppable Green Bay Packers come to town this coming Sunday.

If only we could end every NFL season after eight weeks.

2011 New York Giants November review: MVP

Quarterback Eli Manning(notes) was hardly perfect in November. With his rushing attack non-existent, Manning put the New York offense on his back and carried the Giants to a victory at New England back on November 6. He rallied back from a few mistakes on the road the following week before falling just a bit short against the San Francisco 49ers. Manning also cannot be blamed for the team’s losses to the Philadelphia Eagles or New Orleans Saints. If the Giants somehow manage to rally and win the NFC East, Manning will have to be considered a league MVP candidate.

2011 New York Giants November review: LVP

Running back Brandon Jacobs(notes) quickly made fans forget about his 4.0 yards per carry performance against the Patriots. In New York’s last three games, Jacobs has rushed for a total of 122 yards on 43 carries. That’s an average of under three yards per carry with starting RB Ahmad Bradshaw(notes) out with a broken foot. His inability to locate and/or lack of desire to hit holes in the offensive line has infuriated many a Giants fan, and Jacobs is one miscue away from being booed off the field at home.

2011 New York Giants November review: Different year, same result

It just never fails. The Giants enter mid-November as a strong squad before falling apart in every conceivable way. Defensive coordinator Perry Fewell has publicly called his players out for not showing enough heart against the Saints, injuries are affecting the team on both sides of the football and fans are already expecting the worst over the team’s next five contests. The Giants play Green Bay, Washington, the Jets and the Cowboys (twice) between December 4 and January 1. The team that got blown out by the Saints could go 1-4 or even 0-5 against that schedule of opponents.

2011 New York Giants November review: Standout star

Some have wondered if wide receiver Victor Cruz(notes) would slow down as the season progressed. He’s actually gotten better. Cruz caught 27 total passes in November, and he found the end zone thrice during the month. Cruz currently leads the Giants in total receptions, receiving yards, and touchdown grabs. He is good for a drop or two a game, something which must change sooner rather than later. Cruz has more than replaced Steve Smith in the New York lineup, evolving into New York’s number two wide receiver during the regular season.

2011 New York Giants November review: Overall grade

Beating New England doesn’t really mean a whole lot if you lose three straight conference games. After starting 6-2, the Giants may very well have to go 4-1 in the team’s final five games to clinch a playoff berth. New York needed a .500 November to help avoid yet another late-season collapse. They failed in that mission, and thus get the deserving grade.

Grade: F

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Where have I seen this before?

The 2011 New York Giants looked like true title contenders just weeks ago. Now, as the first weekend in December approaches, that victory over the New England Patriots seems like nothing more than a pleasant dream. The season turned into a recurring nightmare after that win, as the Giants are now just one game away from being a .500 football team. Even worse, the undefeated and seemingly unstoppable Green Bay Packers come to town this coming Sunday.

If only we could end every NFL season after eight weeks.

2011 New York Giants November review: MVP

Quarterback Eli Manning(notes) was hardly perfect in November. With his rushing attack non-existent, Manning put the New York offense on his back and carried the Giants to a victory at New England back on November 6. He rallied back from a few mistakes on the road the following week before falling just a bit short against the San Francisco 49ers. Manning also cannot be blamed for the team’s losses to the Philadelphia Eagles or New Orleans Saints. If the Giants somehow manage to rally and win the NFC East, Manning will have to be considered a league MVP candidate.

2011 New York Giants November review: LVP

Running back Brandon Jacobs(notes) quickly made fans forget about his 4.0 yards per carry performance against the Patriots. In New York’s last three games, Jacobs has rushed for a total of 122 yards on 43 carries. That’s an average of under three yards per carry with starting RB Ahmad Bradshaw(notes) out with a broken foot. His inability to locate and/or lack of desire to hit holes in the offensive line has infuriated many a Giants fan, and Jacobs is one miscue away from being booed off the field at home.

2011 New York Giants November review: Different year, same result

It just never fails. The Giants enter mid-November as a strong squad before falling apart in every conceivable way. Defensive coordinator Perry Fewell has publicly called his players out for not showing enough heart against the Saints, injuries are affecting the team on both sides of the football and fans are already expecting the worst over the team’s next five contests. The Giants play Green Bay, Washington, the Jets and the Cowboys (twice) between December 4 and January 1. The team that got blown out by the Saints could go 1-4 or even 0-5 against that schedule of opponents.

2011 New York Giants November review: Standout star

Some have wondered if wide receiver Victor Cruz(notes) would slow down as the season progressed. He’s actually gotten better. Cruz caught 27 total passes in November, and he found the end zone thrice during the month. Cruz currently leads the Giants in total receptions, receiving yards, and touchdown grabs. He is good for a drop or two a game, something which must change sooner rather than later. Cruz has more than replaced Steve Smith in the New York lineup, evolving into New York’s number two wide receiver during the regular season.

2011 New York Giants November review: Overall grade

Beating New England doesn’t really mean a whole lot if you lose three straight conference games. After starting 6-2, the Giants may very well have to go 4-1 in the team’s final five games to clinch a playoff berth. New York needed a .500 November to help avoid yet another late-season collapse. They failed in that mission, and thus get the deserving grade.

Grade: F

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49-24.

The final score of Monday night’s New York Giants at New Orleans Saints game tells the story. The once unbeatable New York defense was absolutely incapable of stopping Drew Brees and company after the first quarter of play, and the Saints had a double-digit lead during the game’s final 32 minutes. One team on the field of play Monday evening looked like a playoff squad capable of winning a championship. It certainly wasn’t the one sporting the red, white and blue unis.

3 final thoughts on Giants loss at Saints: Blame

Many New York Giants fans I speak with on a weekly basis are guilty of what I call “selective blaming.” For example, they blame head coach Tom Coughlin when the team loses because of a turnover or similar miscue. I can’t help but wonder when fans and/or members of the media will start calling for the head of defensive coordinator Perry Fewell. Fewell has been badly out-coached and his defense out-played in two of New York’s three consecutive defeats, and the Giants gave up 35 points in under two quarters against the Saints. Yes, the Saints have numerous offensive weapons, but it’s not as if New Orleans has been flawless this season. Brees has been forced into many mistakes this season, turning the ball over 11 total times. The New York pass rush barely found its way into the New Orleans backfield, however, and the team’s front four can only be blamed so much for the loss. Fewell, thought to be the “next big thing” in NFL coaching just two years ago, has hardly impressed during his tenure with the Giants.

3 final thoughts on Giants loss at Saints: Lost in the loss

Giants fans have seen more than a little of “Bad Eli” during the current campaign. Still, Eli Manning is arguably having his best season, and he was again stellar against the Saints. Manning got past both an interception that probably should have, at the very least, been broken up by tight end Jake Ballard and several dropped passes during the first half, keeping New York in the game as best he could until the Saints took a 35-10 lead in the third quarter. With his running game betraying him on a weekly basis, Manning has quietly emerged as one of the league’s most clutch, reliable quarterbacks. There are but a few QBs I would take ahead of Eli Manning heading into this December.

3 final thoughts on Giants loss at Saints: The missing piece

Running back Ahmad Bradshaw, currently nursing a broken foot, is quickly becoming the ultimate “don’t know what you got ’till it’s gone” story of the 2011 season. Brandon Jacobs obviously isn’t capable of getting the job done as New York’s number one running back, and the team’s rushing attack is currently ranked last in the league. Ahmad Bradshaw being sidelined is about more than a handful of missed opportunities on offense. The New York offense has been transformed without Bradshaw, and dropped passes and other miscues have resulted in the team’s defense being forced to take the field more often than desired. This results in a tired unit taking the field during the second halves of contests. “Giants football” is a thing of the past without Bradshaw on the field, and New York’s current style of play isn’t one that’s leading to victories.

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Eli Manning(notes), QB

Averaging 18.10 fantasy points per game, Manning has consistently performed over the course of the season. He had a rough outing last week against the Philadelphia Eagles but looks to rebound this week against the New Orleans Saints. New Orleans is allowing 17.05 fantasy points per game to quarterbacks this season leading me to believe he will have a performance close to his average this week.

Brandon Jacobs(notes), RB

With the injury to Ahmad Bradshaw(notes), Jacobs will start for the New York Giants this week. He had an abysmal 3.20 fantasy point performance last week. The offensive line was partially to blame last week and even though the Saints are giving up 20.40 fantasy points per game to running backs this season, that same offensive line has me concerned about his performance this week. I would strongly consider other options this week.

Victor Cruz(notes), WR

Averaging 13.10 fantasy points per game, Cruz has been a welcome surprise in fantasy football this season. He had a spectacular 18.80 fantasy point performance last week against the Eagles and has a very favorable matchup this week against the Saints. New Orleans is allowing 22.84 fantasy points per game to wide receivers giving me confidence he will have a game near or better than his average this week.

Mario Manningham(notes), WR

While Manningham stated that he would be ready for action for Monday’s game against the Saints, he missed practice again on Saturday calling into question if he will indeed be ready to go. The safest bet in this situation is to act as if he is out and seek other options before Sunday’s players become unavailable.

Jake Ballard(notes), TE

Ballard is another mediocre fantasy tight end currently nursing an elbow injury. While the Saints are allowing 7.21 fantasy points per game to tight ends this season, Ballard’s history of performance does not warrant a look unless desperate. I would recommend exploring other options this week.

Lawrence Tynes(notes), K

Much like TE Ballard, Tynes is a mediocre fantasy kicker who puts up average to below average fantasy point totals each week. Averaging 5.70 fantasy points per game, there are better options available and nothing about this week’s matchup is giving me extra confidence he will have a big performance this week.

Defense

Averaging 8.50 fantasy points per game, the Giant’s team defense is solid and reliable. They do face a difficult matchup this week against the Saints who are allowing only 5.20 fantasy points per game to team defense. I anticipate a game more than the Saints are allowing but less than their average this week.

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What other media outlets are writing about the New Orleans Saints’ next foe, the New York Giants:

Giants’ tackle to have eye surgery (Jorge Castillo, The Star Ledger) 

Giants sign Will Blackmon after Michael Coe sent to IR (Mike Garafolo, The Star-Ledger)

Brandon Jacobs calls out Giants fans (Jorge Castillo, The Star-Ledger)

Chris Canty looks to step into leadership role (Mike Garafolo, The Star-Ledger)

New York Giants Coach Tom Coughlin insisted Wednesday his team will be fine at running back, even though backup D.J. Ware left the Eagles game last Sunday with a concussion. His status for the game against the New Orleans Saints on Monday night is still unclear, Coughlin conceded.

Nevertheless, Coughlin was optimistic Ware would be cleared to play. He also expressed hope that Ahmad Bradshaw, the Giants best running back in 2011, would also be ready to go. Bradshaw has been hampered and occassionally sidelined this season with a stress fracture in his foot.

With Bradshaw and Ware both out against Philadelphia, Brandon Jacobs was forced to shoulder the load of the Giants running attack – long the team’s staple on offense. But New York managed only 29 yards on the ground, a figure Coughlin labeled, “pathetic,” after the 17-10 loss.

Sometimes simple is simply better. Take the I formation, created primarily for power, up-the-gut running plays used when a short gain is needed to keep a drive alive. The New York Giants, in their final possession vs. the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park on Sunday, could have made use of said formation.

Trailing 27-20 inside the 2-minute warning in the fourth quarter, New York was on San Francisco’s 10-yard line following Eli Manning’s(notes) 8-yard pass to Victor Cruz(notes). On second and 2, the Giants opted for a passing play—but it resulted in an incomplete pass to Mario Manningham(notes). On third down, the Giants, operating out of the shotgun formation, attempted a running play, but D.J. Ware(notes), who received a delayed handoff from Manning, got tackled for no gain.

This is where trickery and deception severely backfires if you’re an offensive coordinator, or in this particular case Kevin Gilbride. The Giants offensive coordinator is probably wondering why he opted for a running play featuring a delayed handoff when all that delay accomplished was allow San Francisco’s defense more time to crowd the backfield. He’s probably asking himself why he didn’t just resort to using a simpler formation (guess which), where a running back like Brandon Jacobs(notes)—even if he hasn’t been as effective as he once was—could fall forward for 2 yards, which is all New York needed.

Shoehorned into a fourth-and-short situation, New York’s hopes died instantly when Manning’s pass attempt was batted down at the line of scrimmage by 49ers defensive end Justin Smith(notes) with 34 seconds remaining.

Game over, and now the Giants have to go back to the proverbial drawing board as it concerns their running game. And when they get there, to make the most out of Jacobs—which is necessary more than ever with RB Ahmad Bradshaw(notes) (foot) out—Gilbride should consider adopting a north-south running approach.

It couldn’t do worse than delayed handoffs.

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If the New York Giants are going to beat the New England Patriots, they are going to have to do it without some of their best offensive players. Ahmad Bradshaw(notes), Hakeem Nicks(notes), and David Baas(notes) will all miss the contest on November 6. All three players are critical to New York’s offensive success. The Giants can probably survive the loss of one or two of those players but missing all three is going to be hard to overcome. The Giants are entering the most difficult part of their schedule. Without these key players, maintaining their lead in the NFC East won’t be easy.

Of the three injuries, the loss of Bradshaw could be the toughest. He has emerged as New York’s leading rusher over Brandon Jacobs(notes). However, he broke a bone in his right foot against the Miami Dolphins on October 30. Bradshaw did return to the game but the injury was later found to be worse than initially thought. With a broken bone in his foot, Bradshaw could wind up missing a few weeks of action. Without him, Jacobs needs to carry the running load. He has not gotten a lot of carries this season. If New York can’t sustain success in the running game, it will impact the passing game in a negative way.

The Nicks injury is also significant. He is arguably the biggest receiving threat. Eli Manning(notes) has had strong numbers over the last few weeks in large part because of the way Nicks has played. However, a hamstring injury suffered against the Dolphins could well keep Nicks out of action for a few weeks. The Giants do have receiving depth with the rise of Victor Cruz(notes). However, the combination of Bradshaw and Nicks being out means the Giants will have two of their best skill position players on the sidelines.

The loss of Baas, the center for New York, is also significant. However, the Giants do have some depth and should be okay at that position. Still, you never like to see injuries on the offensive line. Baas’s knee injury is serious but shouldn’t keep him out long. The Giants will evaluate him in the week after the New England game. As the Giants prepare for a brutal stretch that could make or break their season, the loss of these players could prove to be the difference if they linger longer than expected.

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New York Giants first-round draft pick Prince Amukamara will not make his NFL debut this weekend. The cornerback, who has missed New York’s first six games after August surgery to repair a broken foot, was ruled out of Sunday’s meeting against the Miami Dolphins on Friday.

Defensive end Justin Tuck (groin neck) and tackle Stacy Andrews (back) practiced on a limited basis Friday and are listed as questionable. But coach Tom Coughlin said Tuck “will be fine.”

“We will monitor him, for sure, but if the (defensive line) rotation is the way we expect it to be, he will be fine,” Coughlin said. “We always keep count (of the number of plays).”

Rookie fullback Henry Hynoski did not practice Friday and is listed as doubtful.   

Linebacker Michael Boley (knee), running back Brandon Jacobs (knee), defensive end Osi Umenyiora (knee) and guard Chris Snee (concussion) are probable. Snee practiced fully, while the others were limited.

Coughlin said reporters “will have to wait and see” whether wide receiver Ramses Barden will be activated off the reserve/PUP list.

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